Scalabrine Supports Pagliuca’s Senate Run

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Jessica Camerato
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Brian Scalabrine[1] understands the importance of a strong campaign. Over the last few years fans have lobbied on Facebook[2] to vote the Celtics[3] forward to the All-Star team. Although Scalabrine never won the vote, he thinks he has a good eye for a deserving candidate.

On Thursday Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca announced his candidacy in the special election for the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s vacant seat, and Scalabrine is already on board.

‘I back him 100 percent,’ Scalabrine said following the USI Shamrock Classic at the Nashawtuc Country Club inn Concord. ‘I feel like he’s the kind of guy that’s going to go out there and get things done. From a position in the state of Massachusetts right now, that’s what you’re going to want ‘ people that are going to get things done.’

Scalabrine has experienced Pagliuca’s accomplishments firsthand. He is among a group of Celtics who won an NBA championship following a 24-win season the previous year. The organization’s instant turnaround is just one reason why Scalabrine believes Pagliuca can achieve positive change.

‘[He got] Kevin Garnett[4], Ray Allen[5] and Paul Pierce[6] on the same team. You think that stuff’s easy to do? No. To do that you have to be thoughtful, ahead of your time, and that’s him,’ Scalabrine said. ‘Obviously he’s not the only guy, but if you’re a Senator you’re not the only guy making decisions, you’ve got people working underneath you. And how about just the ability to buy the Celtics? How about that? I mean to have that ability to do that, that’s something special in itself.’

Less than an hour after Pagliuca announced his candidacy, Scalabrine already had a campaign in mind.

‘I got a sign going in my front yard. For sure,’ he said. ‘It’s big, big like a billboard. It says like this: ‘Pags for Senator. My name is Brian Scalabrine and I approve this message,’ and it can have my face on it.’